Re: Oil gremlin

From: M.B. (mailinglists@moparhowto.com)
Date: Thu May 13 2010 - 18:42:30 EDT


If I was going to do it I'd get one of the aluminum plenum repair kits
that some vendors sell that replaces the steel pan with an aluminum
plate. Supposedly they never blow again after this.

MattB

On 05/13/2010 08:32 AM, Orr, Christopher J wrote:
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> On 5/13/10 11:17 , Michael Maskalans wrote:
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>> On 13-May, 2010, at 09:02 , Orr, Christopher J wrote:
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>>> Recently, I've noticed that the dipstick has been dry. There's no oil
>>> spots on the garage floor. As far as I can tell it doesn't burn
>>> it...no blue smoke...no burning oil smell.
>>
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>> On 13-May, 2010, at 10:36 , Josh Battles wrote:
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>>> plenum gasket
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>
> All-
>
> Thanks!
> I won't be able to check until later tonight, but after some Googling
> around the symptoms sound about right...though I don't seem to have
> the loss in power and knocking that the others do.
>
> It looks like it could be an easy replacement to do myself, although I
> must admit I'm not confident in my ability to do it correctly.
> About what should it cost to replace at a garage or a dealer?
>
> Thanks,
> -chris
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>
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